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The Sensorama was a machine that is one of the earliest known examples of immersive, multi-sensory technology. Morton Heilig, who today would be thought of as a “multimedia” specialist, in the 1950s saw theater as an activity that could encompass all the senses in an effective manner, thus drawing the viewer into the onscreen activity. He dubbed it “Experience Theater”, and detailed his vision of multi-sensory theater in his 1955 paper entitled “The Cinema of the Future”. In 1962 he built a prototype of his vision, dubbed the Sensorama, along with five short films for it to display. Predating digital computing, the Sensorama was a mechanical device, which still functions today.

Currently, there are no implementations of devices to provide gustatory feedback,
The Sensorama simulation system, a simulation of a motorcycle ride through
New York City created in 1962, provided a chemical bank to simulate odors
encountered on the ride (12). SOFTWARE COMPONENTS The software
components of a VR system control the sensors and effectors and specify the
behavior of the objects within the environment. Control of the sensors and
effectors requires device ...